Deerfield Library prepares for move into renovated facility

May 16, 2013|By John P. Huston, Chicago Tribune reporter

The expanded and renovated Deerfield Public Library, 920 Waukegan Road, is expected to reopen June 23. The temporary site at 7 N. Waukegan Road will close at 6 p.m. May 24 in order to facilitate the move. (John P. Huston, Chicago Tribune)

Deerfield Public Library is still officially a "hard hat" zone, but the $13.8 million renovation project is nearly complete.

The library's temporary site at Cadwell's Corners shopping center, 7 N. Waukegan Road, will close at 6 p.m. May 24. Its contents will be moved to the renovated and expanded facility at 920 Waukegan Road, which is expected to open June 23, according to the library's website.

"The place is just gorgeous and we're all thrilled to be moving back," said Jody Wilson, library spokeswoman.

The library was expanded from 32,000 square feet to 42,000 square feet, according to previous reports. Library Director Mary Pergander told the Tribune in December the updated facility will include three large meeting rooms, eight study rooms, a technology lab, and a "quiet zone" on the lower level.

Along with the library's updated mobile app, patrons can scan a book's barcode at a bookstore to see if the library carries the item and to place it on hold.